Mill House Millers Cottage

Mill House and Millers Cottage are a house, now a pair, dating back to the early 18th century, with reported origins in the 15th century. The core of the building is timber framed and has been extended using red and blue brick, tile hanging, and rendered brick. The roofs are covered in plain tiles.

Millers Cottage, the earlier visible wing, faces north with two storeys and an attic. It has a gambrel roof and a moulded stack cluster on the left side, with a 20th-century stack projecting on the right. A raking dormer is located on the left. The first floor has two three-light and one two-light leaded wooden casements. The ground floor has two and three-light casements, and a half-glazed door is set within a raking porch on the right. Leaded windows are also present on the return elevations.

The Mill House faces south and is largely 19th century in character. It comprises two parallel ranges and has two storeys. The roof is hipped on the right and features central stacks. The first floor has two wooden casements, while the ground floor has two round-headed 20th-century casements, and a glazed door within a raking, glazed porch on the left. A two-storey extension is on the left return, featuring a pierced parapet.

The building is believed to incorporate a 15th-century weaver’s cottage, although this was not visible during the survey. Historic records indicate a connection to the Broadford Wills family, dating back to the time of Henry VIII, and involvement in the Austen clothworking business in the early 17th century.